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teak

[ teek ]

noun

  1. a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
  2. the wood of this tree.
  3. any of various similar trees or woods.


teak

/ ³Ù¾±Ë°ì /

noun

  1. a large verbenaceous tree, Tectona grandis, of the East Indies, having white flowers and yielding a valuable dense wood
  2. the hard resinous yellowish-brown wood of this tree, used for furniture making, etc
  3. any of various similar trees or their wood
  4. a brown or yellowish-brown colour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of teak1

1665–75; earlier teke < Portuguese teca < Malayalam ³Ùŧ°ì°ì²¹
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of teak1

C17: from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam ³Ùŧ°ì°ì²¹
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With four bedrooms and three bathrooms, the house had walls and floors of concrete complemented by a palette of redwood, teak, fir and glass block.

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They started selling wagon wheels and teak twisted root furniture, but switched to vintage Western wear amid the recession.

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"Lots of the decking in still in place - teak decking," he said.

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During the Iron Age period, each of these up to several-meter-long coffins was crafted from a single teak tree and features refined carvings of geometric, animal- or human-like shapes at the handles of both ends.

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It was a square wooden box of teak, thick and well made, with beautiful lotus carvings on the top.

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